This wildly-coloured side dish is a bold variation on beets. It has several distinctive layers of flavour and makes an interesting replacement for a salad or dip. Go for it if you want to add a touch of fantasy to your dinner.

What you need:

2 medium beets, boiled

500g plain soya yogurt

2 teaspoons salt

freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon hot paprika

1/2 bunch fresh mint (leaves)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

4-5 garlic cloves, finely diced

1. Peel the beets and grate it coarsely.

2. Put the yogurt in a bowl and beat it lightly with a fork or a whisk until it's smooth and creamy. Add the salt, pepper to taste and paprika. Mix. Add the mint and beet. Mix gently.

3. Put the oil and garlic in a small frying pan and set over medium-high heat. The garlic will eventually begin to snizzle. Press down on the garlic with a spatula and let it snizzle some more, turning the pieces once or twice, until they turn a medium brown. Pour the flavored oil and garlic into the bowl with the yogurt and mix.